Lead Engineer, System Safety

Rise above. Are you ready to take human possibility to a new dimension with us?

Supernal is an Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) company that’s developing an electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) vehicle and the ground-to-air ecosystem to support the emerging industry. By creating a sustainable, integrated, and human-centered ecosystem, we are committed to taking a thoughtful and responsible approach to entering the AAM market with a product that meets the high level of safety and reliability in today’s air transportation system.

The future of mobility starts with people. We believe in creative thinking and collaboration to help build a better mobility experience for everyone, improving people’s ability to move – whether for work or play. Join our dynamic team as we strive to be a part of something greater where potential powers tomorrow!

Supernal provides an inviting open-space workplace designed to foster collaboration, which aligns with one of our core values. This position is required to work on-site 5 days a week.

What we do:

As our Lead Engineer, System Safety, you will take ownership of safety engineering across the full aircraft lifecycle. You will be accountable for the overall safety strategy, governance, technical direction, and successful execution of the system safety function across the program. This role provides organizational leadership, drives safety-related decision making, and is ultimately responsible for achieving program-level safety objectives. In this role, you will operate at aircraft level, with responsibility not only for ensuring the delivery of core aircraft and systems safety assessments, but also for driving a coherent systems safety process across all engineering domains.

This position requires an experienced professional with expertise in definition and application of processes and procedures in alignment with SAE ARP
4754B and SAE 4761A, safety requirements definition, management & performance measurement within an agile product development environment. You will work with different engineering disciplines and will liaise closely with the Strategy Team to ensure requirements meet our customer & business case needs.

What you can do:

Own the System Safety function for assigned aircraft programs, ensuring the development and execution of the overall safety strategy throughout the product lifecycle

Serve as the technical authority and primary decision-maker for system safety matters, providing direction, prioritization, and risk disposition recommendations

Lead the planning, coordination, and execution of system safety activities across engineering disciplines, suppliers, and external partners

Represent the safety organization in executive reviews and provide clear communication of program safety status, risks, and recommendations

Influence technical and program decisions by balancing safety, certification, performance, cost, schedule, and operational considerations

Lead supplier and partner engagements related to safety analyses, compliance activities, and risk management

Provide leadership for safety compliance activities supporting aircraft certification and regulatory approval and program milestones

Act as a primary interface with certification authorities, designated representatives, and external stakeholders on safety-related topics

Plan, lead, and review all system safety analyses (FHA, PSSA, SSA, CMA, PRA, ZSA, etc.) across the aircraft and define and verify system safety requirements and safety analysis artifacts to ensure design integrity and safety

Develop and uphold a structured, auditable and proactive safety process, aligned with SAE ARP
4754A/ARP
4761 and PL.2510

Ensure effective cross-functional integration of safety requirements and risk mitigations…